Wired reports:
Elon Musk’s takeover of federal government infrastructure is ongoing, and at the center of things is a coterie of engineers who are barely out of—and in at least one case, purportedly still in—college. Most have connections to Musk and at least two have connections to Musk’s longtime associate Peter Thiel, a cofounder and chairman of the analytics firm and government contractor Palantir who has long expressed opposition to democracy.
WIRED has identified six young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24, according to public databases, their online presences, and other records—who have little to no government experience and are now playing critical roles in Musk’s so-called DOGE project, tasked by executive order with “modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.” The engineers all hold nebulous job titles within DOGE, and at least one appears to be working as a volunteer.
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If you’ve been wondering what Elon Musk and his lackeys are up to since taking control of government, look no further. Our latest story names the six 19- to 24-year-olds who now have access to the Treasury’s payment system, which handles (among other things) Social Security…
— WIRED (@WIRED) February 2, 2025
We’ve also been tracking more former Musk colleagues who have infiltrated the Government Services Administration: https://t.co/dnHPxuyRkK
— WIRED (@WIRED) February 2, 2025
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk’s Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure
Should we call them “The Elon Youth”?
— C-Bo the Eggman (@cbotheeggman.bsky.social) February 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There’s no way Elon Musk and his band of inexperienced teenaged engineers (Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran) don’t end up in federal prison when this is all over https://t.co/H0AH004MIA
— Caroline (@_caaroline__) February 2, 2025
Musk’s Little Green Men: Meet the teen and early twenties college drop outs who control the budget of the US government. https://t.co/LH0it58yPp
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 2, 2025